PAC to prioritise 'massive profiteering' in accommodation for asylum seekers

Sinn Fein's John Brady said further investigation of the cost of the new children’s hospital, which has climbed to €2.24bn, would be on the agenda for PAC members. File Picture: PA

Highlighting "profiteering" in the provision of accommodation for asylum seekers will be a key focus of the newly re-established Dáil Public Accounts Committee (PAC), chairman John Brady has said.

In its first meeting since the general election, Mr Brady said examining how contracts are awarded to accommodation providers would be a “critical role” of PAC in the years ahead.